domingo, 1 de octubre de 2017

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2017

***SS of FL - CELEBRATING 35 YEARS***

NATURAL
DISASTERS

Written by Alysia Pape

So many natural disasters have been
occurring in different places. Some people have lost everything they own. They
have lost their home, clothes, food, precious things that cannot be replaced. Towns
have been leveled and some have lost their lives.

Can anyone imagine not being able to put
clothes on your 6-month-old baby because there are none? Can anyone imagine
worrying where they will get their next meal, shower, or wash the clothes they
are currently wearing because they only have one set? Or, when will they get
their next medication from when they have no more?

Spiritists know that all suffering is in
accordance with the divine laws, especially of cause and effect. However, there
are also many people (and the good spirits) helping these souls that are in such
terribly harsh conditions.

People give money for resources, they have
given clothes, blankets, food, and water. Some have helped save people that are
trapped, such as in flooded houses from hurricane Harvey or Irma, or in
collapsed buildings from the earthquakes in California and Mexico, and people rescued
from fires out West.

Neighbors are helping each other by sharing
their generators to give power to more than just themselves; they have been
helping each other clean the debris from their yards; fixing minor repairs to their
homes or other damage if they can. There are so many good things being done not
heard about on the news or read about in the newspapers.

People do have kindness in their hearts and
souls. When the opportunity arises for you to help, step in and lend a hand, with
every unselfish good deed and thought, merit is given.

When you return to the spirit world your
kind deeds and thoughts will make you feel so much better. Say and think good
things, and mean them deep down in your heart and soul. Help others in as many
ways as you can.

Prayer is very powerful, and helps all
those who suffer.

Pray to God to heal the planet from all
things that we know hurt it. Pray for the leaders of the world to assist those
in need, and to keep the peace in their nation and peace with all the nations
around them. Pray that people around the world forget that there are borders,
and that they help neighbor nations in need and trouble.

May God
bless all who suffer!

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Written by Julie L. Harper

The challenge to overcome suffering may
cause despair, test one's strength, and may even promote the expectations of
others as they naturally, maybe even joyfully, continue living life.

In our trials, we must never begrudge
others their happiness or ability to be light bearers unto the world.

Also, it is wonderful when people extend
love, support, and compassion in our direction during difficulty; and though
you may lovingly do this at times, it should not be expected from others.

Do not forget that God is the greatest
source of strength, love, and support!

Each of us are solely responsible and held
spiritually accountable for how we handle personal matters.

Pray and exercise faith, guard against
negative thoughts and their expression, be patient, and hold self-compassion.

Truly, all trials come to pass. Then one day,
you will be among the smiling. You then may become a much needed, Earthly
carrier of shining light for others.

LIGHT
BEARERS

From Kardec’s The Spirits’ Book, in question 622: Has God given to some men the mission of revealing His law?

The
spirits respond: “Yes, certainly. In every age, there have been men [and woman] who
have received this mission; spirits of high degree, who have incarnated
themselves for the purpose of advancing human progress.”

THE
CAPTAIN’S COURSE

Inspirationally received by
Julie L. Harper

Your movement through life may be likened
to that of an operator of a single-seat sail boat.

Every intent and action is significant
along the journey, as consequences result from both.

Each directional intent instructs the hand
how to move the rudder in order to steer ahead. The sail boat's rudder movement
may be likened to the level of your moral compass in that personal morality
influences or steers choices while navigating through life.

Along the way, the results (from a
culmination of decisions) determine where you arrive. You are your being's
captain - are you steering in the
direction of your desired destination?

Let us not forget that though stormy
weather may cause great challenges, faith and perseverance can fill your sails
to withstand and carry you past adversity.

We must respect others’ voyaging abilities,
as they also travel according to their own competencies and moral code, and
they too will land accordingly.

We cannot make the trip for another, but we
may be a guiding light to help ease the way.

WHY
THE LIFE WE HAVE?

From Kardec’s The Spirits’ Book, in question 258: Before taking on a new material existence, does a spirit foresee the
things which will happen to him in that new existence?

The
spirits respond: “He chooses for himselfthe kind of trials which he will
undergo, and it is this freedom of choice that his freewill consists.”

SPIRIT GROUPS

Written by Yvonne
Crespo Limoges

At our last session, a spirit communicated
through one of our mediums saying their group tried to interfere with some of
our mediums in performing their spiritual work. They were unable to do so due
to the mediums’ will power and prayerfulness. I conversed with the spirit to
educate it, and it agreed to leave with our spirit guides for further
education. There are many groups of spirits of different moral and intellectual
levels that DO NOT want the knowledge of the whys and wherefores of life to be
spread, either out of fear, evil intent or to just keep people ignorant. Below,
an open letter to that group of spirits and others like them.

A LETTER TO FEARFUL SPIRITS

Written by Julie L.
Harper

You conveyed to us at our Spiritist session
that you felt that our spiritual work scares you and others, and tried to stop
us.

Our writings and work are of spiritual
truths and are not intended to spread fear, but to deliver understanding.

Consider that which you don't already know
so that you may grow with new spiritual knowledge.

Spiritual laws are universal and
infallible, so if you test them, your corresponding results will teach this
first hand.

But, do so with caution, as this is how
many learn lessons the hard way; even in the spiritual world, each soul is
still held accountable for intent and actions.

Could this be the root of your fear –
having personal responsibility for all that you are and do?

Fear is not a good direction for focus, as
fear prompts poor action that delivers poor results.

And, consider how unwanted spirit
interference in human works do not honor God's gift of free will for all.

Remember, spirits who try to cause
influences to hinder, alter, or stop beneficial human acts are not treating
others as they want to be treated, for no one desires unwanted intrusion.

Consider how acts taken out of fear are a
disconnect from faith that God's love is supportive and greater than that which
you may be fearful of.

Fearful acts may influence some, maybe for
a time, but they can never change the spiritual truths that govern spiritual
laws. Ultimately, like consequences in corresponding sentiment to intent and
action taken, always occur, so think carefully about what you too want to
experience.

Dearly departed, those of us who work in
goodness such as by spiritual writings [and other spiritual work] mean no harm.

On the contrary, we intend to uplift, and
to show others a belief system that promotes a lifestyle option that is in
accordance to spiritual truths, that if followed, ultimately delivers the peace
we all seek.

Take from us what is useful, but do not
fear that which you may not yet understand. Again, acting on fear never
delivers one's most desirable result.

You, just as we, are all on a path of
growth toward the peace that comes with possessing traits of a better character,
which calls for all beings to be proactive with acts by love and grace.

It is our hope that you not only consider
that which you fearfully misunderstand, but that you study spiritual truths to
encourage a high moral direction as you continue to evolve.

Lovingly,

In Peace and Good Will

THE PROGRESSION OF THE WORLDS

“Progress
is a law of nature. All beings of creation, be they animated or not, have been
submitted to this law through the bounty of God, who wishes everything to be
exalted and to prosper.”

“Even
actual destruction, which appears to Man to be the end of everything, is only a
means of reaching a more perfect state through transformation, seeing that
everything dies only to be reborn again, suffering no consequences from the
annihilation.”

“At the
same time as living beings progress morally, so the worlds in which they live
progress materially. If we were to accompany a world during its different
phases, from the first instant the atoms destined to its construction began to
agglomerate, we would see it travelling along on a constantly progressive
scale, although these steps would be imperceptible to each generation.”

“It would
offer its inhabitants a more agreeable home as these generations passed,
according to the manner in which they themselves advanced along their pathway
to progress. Nothing in nature remains stationary.”

“So, we
find that together with Man, the animals who are his helpers, the plants, and
the habitations are all constantly marching along parallel to one another. How
glorious this idea is and so worthy of the grandeur of the Creator!”

“…According
to this law, the world has been in a materially and morally inferior position
to that which it finds itself today, and it will lift itself up in both these
aspects so as to reach a more elevated degree in the future…”

Spirit
communication by St. Augustine – in Paris, France, 1862.

(Excerpt from Kardec’s The Gospel
according to Spiritism item 19, translated by Janet Duncan)

PRAYER
FOR ASSISTENCE

Dear God,

Please help us to have the humility and the
inner strength to support the trials and tests we chose for this life time.

Please comfort all those who suffer.

Help us to keep as calm as we can…so we can
act with a steady clear mind and with love in our hearts as much as possible…no
matter our adversities, or, the ill will, ungratefulness or the wrongful acts
of others that we may face.

For we know the Divine Laws are Perfect,
and everyone is responsible for their own actions and their inevitable
consequences, whether for good or bad.

So, help us to be good, and do good.

May the good spirits bless us, guide us and
help us. May we merit their goodwill and protection, and may we be receptive to
their beneficial influences.

No matter how dire our circumstances, let
us have faith in God and hope for the future, for we will receive great rewards
for all our good efforts, whether in this life or the next.

We pray for inner peace, and tranquility
and spiritual harmony for ourselves and our planet.